Russ Strodtz posted on the former Rail Freight Yahoo group several days
of Q interchange at Congress Park from 1959 based on conductor switch
lists he had.
There is a quite the volume of daily traffic. I consolidated and cleaned
up what Russ posted into the attached files.
Bill Hirt
On 4/14/2021 7:48 PM, Leo Phillipp via groups.io wrote:
RE:Q-CNW direct interchange at Wood St.
I can’t answer for the 1968 time frame but do have earlier info.I’ll
share.
I’ve been working on an article for the BRHS Bulletin entitled
“Operations at Congress Park” on and off for the past year. As part
of the research I’ve contacted individuals who I know and who worked
at Congress Park. Among those, Steve Holding shared summaries of
interchange correspondence he saved from the dumpsters at house 9 and
elsewhere. I don’t want to give away too much detail(sound familiar
?). I will say the volumes of cars interchanged at Congress Park are
mind boggling.
What I am willing to share is that in 1961 Q mgmt. became aware that
certain other western carriers began direct interchanges with certain
eastern carriers on perishable traffic. The impetus was to save the
intermediate charge via BRC,IHB or IN. Q mgmt contacted numerous
carriers trying to make direct interchanges work. The analysis is
interesting to read( some of it will be in the future article).
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April 5 1959 setouts for IHB at Congress Park.pdf
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CB&Q Cicero to IHB Congress Park 1959.docx
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CB&Q Congress Park to IHB July 1959.docx
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CB&Q to IHB June 12 1959.docx
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CB&Q to IHB March 5 1959.docx
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CB&Q to IHB March 13 1959.docx
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CB&Q to IHB March 1959.docx
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CB&Q to IHB May 22 1959.docx
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